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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Will say the company weathered the Depression?
(a) With moderate success.
(b) Will says the company just stayed afloat.
(c) Very poorly.
(d) With flying colors.

2. In what branch of the military does Will say Bill volunteered?
(a) The Marines.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Air Force.

3. How does Will justify the immense cost of his new house?
(a) Will says he can't take it with him.
(b) Will believes his family deserves the best of everything.
(c) Will believes he's about to get very lucky in the market.
(d) Will paid for the house with an inheritance from his father.

4. What does Will say about his family's financial situation after his father died?
(a) Will says they had "some" money.
(b) Will says they inherited a great deal of money from his father's life insurance policy.
(c) Will says they came into money from Aunt Mary.
(d) Will says they were dirt poor.

5. Where does Will say Bill was when he died?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Will say Bill was when he died?

2. Where is Will at the top of the play?

3. What does Will say Lily Dale has become since Bill's death?

4. What is Will's attitude about the New Deal?

5. In what year does the play begin?

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